Craftsman 486.24516 - Manual (Page 12)

Lower the front of the cart and lock it to the tongue
with the latch lock lever.
Place a side panel down onto the cart, fitting it
inside
the front panel. Fasten the side panel to the front
panel using three 1/4" x 5/8" hex bolts, 1/4" lock
washers and 1/4" hex nuts. Fasten the side panel to
the carl bed flange using two 1/4" x 5/8" hex bolts,
1/4" flat washers, 1/4" lock washers and 1/4" hex
nuts.
Tighten. See figure 12. Repeat on other side.
Assemble the dump handle to the front panel using
two #10-32 X 5/8" truss head bolts and #10-32 hex
nuts.
Tighten. See figure 13.
Assemble the a side bracket to the front hole and the
two rear holes in a side panel. Use three 1/4“ x 5/8"
hex bolts, 1/4" lock washers and 1/4" hex nuts.
Tighten. See figure 13. Repeat for other side.
• Assemble a 1/4" hex nut, 1/4" lock washer and 1/4"
flat washer onto each end of a tie rod. Insert the rod
ends through the middle hole in each side panel and
side bracket. Assemble another 1/4" flat washer, 1/4“
lock washer and 1/4" hex nut onto each end of the tie
rod. Adjust the hex nuts to make the sides the same
distance apart at the middie of the cart as at the front.
Tighten the nuts. See figure 14.
Place a 1/4" flat washer onto a 1/4" eye bolt and
insert the bolt through the second hole from the front
in the side panel and side bracket. Assemble another
1/4" flat washer and a 1/4" hex lock nut onto the bolt.
Tighten, leaving the nut loose enough that the eye
bolt turns freely. Repeat on other side. See figure 15.
Insert the left prop rod through the eye bolt and
temporarily rest it on top of the tie rod as shown in
figure 15. Make sure the hook end of the prop rod
points dowg and the threaded end points outward.
Repeat for the right prop rod.
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